Carex stipata
Awl-Fruited Sedge
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This common perennial sedge has characteristic spike-like green flowers (male flowers below the female flowers), which become brown as the seeds develop. The reproductive structures are present from May-July. This species is found in a wide diversity of habitats, including wet prairies, swamps, wet woods, along rivers and streams, pond edges, and wet open disturbed area.
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USDA Hardiness Zone 2-8
Home Owner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Propagate by seed or sprigs.
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Good Companions
Tussock Sedge
(Carex stricta),
Soft Rush
(Juncus effusus),
Sweet Flag
(Acorus calamus),
Blunt Spike Rush
(Eleocharis obtusa),
Lizard's Tail
(Saururus cernuus),
Broadleaf Arrowhead
(Sagittaria latifolia),
Blue Lobelia
(Lobelia siphilitica)
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